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Welcome to Texas Traveler, your guide to Texas travel information. Here you’ll find everything you need to know about Texas attractions and vacation ideas—including booking your stay. Whether you crave a larger-than-life adventure or a leisurely staycation, Texas is your ticket and we’re just the folks to help you plan your trip. Kick off your lone star adventure in style with one of these exciting destinations:

  • Kerrville Folk Festival May 23-June 9, 2013

    The Kerrville Music Festivals are family oriented events which are held each year on the Quiet Valley Ranch, just 9 miles south of the resort town of Kerrville in the heart of the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Our two annual festivals are the Kerrville Folk Festival and the Kerrville Wine & Music Festival. Founded by [...]

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  • Luling Watermelon Thump June 29-July 4, 2013

    Luling’s annual Watermelon Thump is a four-day celebration of everyone’s favorite summer treat – watermelon. The festival includes a carnival, kiddie rides, food booths, live entertainment, watermelon seed spitting contest, watermelon eating contest and more. About the Luling Watermelon Thump: The Luling Watermelon Thump kicks off with a pageant, live music and a dance on [...]

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  • Rockport Patriotic Boat Parade and Fireworks – July 4, 2013

    Patriotic Boat Parade and Fireworks Patrotic Boat Parade through Little Bay at 12 Noon July 4th. Fireworks display at dusk over Little Bay. FMI 361-729-6445.

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  • Rockport Art Festival – July 6-7, 2013

    44th Annual Rockport Art Festival, July 4th Weekend on Festival Grounds next to Rockport Beach Park and the Art Center!

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  • Explore West Texas

    Drive out to Rugged West Texas and Stop in at Balmorhea State Park, where you can take a dip in the cool spring fed pool.  Continue on to the Black Jack Resort in Lajitas, just outside the gates of Big Bend National Park.  On your way home, stop and see the Marfa Lights and spend [...]

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  • Texas Gulf Coast Adventure

    Stay in the Lighthouse Hotel in Rockport, and fish with Woody’s guide service.  Take in a Corpus Christi Hooks Baseball game, and explore the Battleship Lexington.  Don’t forget to Check out the Newport Dunes Golf Club at Port Aransas either!

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  • Captain’s Choice

    Are you the one planning a golf trip for your group?  Let us save you a few bucks and take the hassle out of booking your group trip.

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  • Horseshoe Bay Resort

    Horseshoe Bay Resort is Texas’ premier lake and golf resort. This 7,000 acre luxury resort lies along the panoramic shores of Lake LBJ in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Located just 45 minutes northwest of Austin, Texas, Horseshoe Bay Resort is the perfect place to play, relax, meet or entertain. Horseshoe Bay is [...]

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  • Barton Creek Resort

    Barton Creek Resort & Spa has “Five Star Golf in the Lone Star State.” Fazio Foothills, Fazio Canyons, Crenshaw Cliffside and Palmer Lakeside are 18-hole Austin golf courses that combine the genius of some of golf’s greatest legends with eye-catching scenery, ranging from the sublime to the spectacular. In addition, multiple sets of tees allow [...]

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  • J.W. Marriott San Antonio – Hill Country Resort

    Located just 20 minutes from the San Antonio International Airport, the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa offers the beauty of the Texas Hill Country combined with nearby city and resort luxury conveniences. The Resort’s amenities and features include world class accommodations blended with Texas hospitality. JW Marriott’s 1,002-rooms, including 85 suites, [...]

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San Antonio at the Movies: On Location in the River City

David A. Johnson
by David A. Johnson There’s more to San Antonio than the Alamo. The River City is an ideal location to shoot a movie thanks to its warm climate, abundant collection of hotels, restaurants, and historical sites, vibrant culture, and hospitable residents. Check out the movies that have been filmed in San Antonio over the years. [...]

Family Fun at Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Shannon Stahl
By Shannon Stahl The Superman Krypton Coaster. Photo courtesy of San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau. What says “family fun” more than a topsy-turvy, twisty-turny roller coaster? The Superman Krypton Coaster, just one of many at San Antonio’s Six Flags Fiesta Texas, practically screams it. Treating riders to six inversions and a 168-foot drop, this [...]

Enchanted Rock: A Fun Outdoor Trip Near Fredericksburg

Beth Sanchez
Enchanted Rock: A Fun Outdoor Trip Near Fredericksburg 01/11/2013 12:16 pm Turkey Peak at Enchanted Rock. Photo by Beth Sanchez; bethography.com, www.facebook.com/photo13. North of Fredericksburg, between Gillespie and Llano Counties, you will find a huge pink granite exfoliation dome known as Enchanted Rock. Rising 425 feet above the ground, 1,825 feet above sea level, and [...]

Dublin and Dublin Dr Pepper: Remembering a True Texas Treat

Jackie Ruth
by Jackie Ruth When I visited Dublin, Texas, in 2009, it was still home to the Dr Pepper bottling plant. Now, visitors can still tour the city’s active bottling works, but Dublin Dr Pepper is no longer being made. Instead, you can tour the facility and get an ice cold root beer, grape soda, or [...]

A Taste for Travel: On the Texas Wine Trail

Jessica Dupuy
by Jessica Dupuy Fall Creek Vineyards in Tow, Texas; photo by Carol Schiraldi. Some Texas Wine History Texans don’t give up easily. And when it comes to Texas wine, that’s a good thing. The Texas wine industry has entered a pivotal time as several small and large Texas wineries are putting out quality wines that [...]

Valentine’s Day: In Search of Tasty Texas Treats

Jordan Smith
by Jordan Smith Instead of a box of drugstore chocolates this Valentine’s Day, why not treat your special someone to a chocolate-themed tour of Texas? Our Lone Star state is full of delicious and unique treats that you won’t find anywhere else in America. For an entire weekend of chocolate-y goodness, look no further than [...]

San Marcos: Textbook College Town With Lots To Offer

Matt Slabaugh
I love this city. Though I grew up near Fort Worth, and lived within the San Marcos city limits for just four years, I feel the same kind of ties to the place as if I was born there. At the beginning of my sophomore year in college, my father’s company moved him, my mother, [...]

Garner State Park: A True Texas Vacation Spot

Kelley Poole
by Kelley Poole Garner State Park in 1994 Texans pride themselves on traditions. One summer activity that has become a tradition for Texas families everywhere is floating the river. A visit to Garner State Park is my family’s tradition, as it is for countless others taking Texas vacations. For more than 80 years, my family [...]